Santa Barbara CA

Firefighters are battling a couple of brush fires that broke out Tuesday afternoon just off Highway 101 along the Gaviota Coast.

Supervisor Laura Capps lobbed a last-second Hail Mary of a budget request, nudging the rest of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to allocate $240,000 from the county’s cannabis revenues to help fund mental health services through the Immigrant Legal Defense Center, which has been overwhelmed with the...

Founded in Santa Barbara, the now national Habit Burger & Grill chain is bringing unbeatable value to its menu with its new Gotta Habit Meal Deals featuring half-sandwiches with the choice of a side and a drink. Starting at just $6, Habit Burger & Grill is featuring premium, grilled-to-order sandwich...

“These are uncharted waters,” said Ventura Superior Court Judge Mark S. Borrell, during a quickly set hearing discussing an anonymous note alleging jury misconduct in the $2 million bed bug lawsuit against Santa Barbara landlord Dario Pini. In 2020, two guests of Pini’s motel, The Shores Inn, were badly...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The saying, 'you get what you pay for,' doesn't apply when it comes to renting on the Central Coast. According to the 2025 rent survey for the South Coast, the median cost for a one-bedroom apartment in the county is close to $3,000. A...

SANTA BARBARA ZOO'S SUPERSTARS... are legion, and so lovable, too. We'll even call them a little legendary: Monty the Humboldt penguin, a true social media darling, was featured in "Monty's Marvelous Adventures," a children's book that debuted in 2020. Now there's another incredible contender for the "ultimate Santa...

A Santa Paula man who was caught on surveillance video beating a sick sea lion with a large stick has pleaded guilty to felony charges and now faces up to three years in state prison. Christopher Hurtado, 32, admitted Monday to one count of animal cruelty and one count of drug possession after officials say […]

Authorities have named the woman who died after being hit by a car while walking near an intersection in Ventura on June 12. Jasmineliney C. Rosales, 35, was from Ventura, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office. Rosales was walking along Olivas Park Drive and Seaborg Avenue around 8:55 p.m. when...

There was confetti, there was excitement, and there were kids gathered In front of the historic Downtown Club located on East Cañon Perdido Street between Santa Barbara Junior and High Schools, along with Downtown Club officials and this year’s El Presidente Fritz Olenberger, David Bolton and executive director Mark...

Santa Barbara City College began construction for its new physical education complex on Monday, June 16. The $105 million project — which will replace its existing 62-year-old athletic facility with a state-of-the-art, four-story, 77,000-square-foot sports complex — is made possible by $34 million in state funds and...